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Zooming for an Important Endorsement: How PLU is empowering teachers in Eastern Washington Posted by: Silong Chhun / December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing and Communications Guest WriterToppenish school district had long wanted district teachers to obtain an English Language Learners (ELL) endorsement to boost the district's inclusion model for English-language learners. The endorsement is added to a teacher's basic certification and allows them to be certified in English
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PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers Posted by: mhines / September 11, 2024 Image: The class of 2028 gathers on Foss Field during New Student Orientation. Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) September 11, 2024 By Marketing and Communication As Pacific Lutheran University welcomes the Class of 2028, the university celebrates not just a new academic year but a new generation of students defined by the spirit of innovation, resilience, and transformation. The Admission
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about her, reflective of her roots as a farm girl. And you would have been quite wrong. Karen Phillips, who passed away in 2010l at age 78, was all of those things and much, much more. She was modest and shy, but well known for her charming smile and distinctive laugh. Her friends say she had a keen intellect and was a voracious reader of everything from faculty authors to newspapers and periodicals. And, they say, she was just plain fun to be around. She was a deeply religious Christian and member
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Sustainability in Monastic Communities Posted by: alex.reed / May 22, 2022 May 22, 2022 By Joy Edwards, ‘21 (Religion and English Major)Originally published in 2021Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they were going to be there for a
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The Room Where It Happens: PLU Nursing Majors Help Community Members Take Their Shot Posted by: Zach Powers / March 31, 2021 Image: PLU senior nursing major Erin Hobbs administers a COVID-19 vaccine. (photos and video by John Froschauer/PLU) March 31, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn a chilly February morning, cars packed the parking lot of the Pacific Lutheran University Olson Fieldhouse. There was no basketball game or volleyball match enticing the visitors, but
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deepening the fears of immigrants and immigration advocates about what’s to come. With a stroke of his pen, President Trump could also end Obama’s move to protect from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the country illegally as children. More than 740,000 people voluntarily undertook a background check and received renewable two-year work permits under that program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). If the program is canceled, those permits could be allowed to expire
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July 30, 2012 Thomas W. Krise arrived as Pacific Lutheran University’s 13th president on June 1. He was chosen for his passion for a liberal arts education, as well as being a strategic thinker and first and foremost a teacher and an academic. (Photos by John Froschauer) What’s He Like? By Barbara Clements Details say a lot about a person, and that’s certainly true when you meet Thomas W. Krise, Pacific Lutheran University’s new president. First, there’s the greeting. “Call me Tom.” As he works
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, remainingDuration: true, volume: 1 }); }); Good morning! My name is John Rosenberg and for the past year I’ve served as the Interim University Pastor at Pacific Lutheran University. Yesterday at the Tacoma Dome, we celebrated commencement for the 2015-16 academic year and I completed my duties. Part of my job this year has been to help PLU call a new University Pastor. On August 1st, Pr. Jen Rude will begin her duties as the new University Pastor and I will be fully retired … at least for a while! Pastor Karen
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Innovating for Access: PLU lives out its mission by blazing new trails Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Zach Powers '10ResoLute EditorHe was working by age 8, picking cherries and apples under the Yakima Valley sun. In the spring he worked as a smudger. He’d sleep overnight in an orchard and when the alarms rang he’d sprint to light the smudge pots that warmed the trees before the fruit froze. By age ten, it was his job to clean the bathrooms and fill the machines at a
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Chemistry Positions at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Posted by: nicolacs / February 6, 2019 February 6, 2019 The Chemistry and Metallurgy Laboratory Division at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton has several entry-level chemist positions available to recent program graduates. The Lab Director, Dr. Matt Baehr, had this to say about the opportunity: “My laboratory team is comprised of 39 enthusiastic and dedicated professionals who support the US Navy and its essential mission by providing
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